Breakdown of Młodzi dziennikarze są inteligentni i sympatyczni.
być
to be
i
and
młody
young
dziennikarz
journalist
Questions & Answers about Młodzi dziennikarze są inteligentni i sympatyczni.
Why do all the adjectives here end in -i instead of -e or -y?
This lesson introduces the 'virile' (masculine personal) plural. If a group of people includes at least one male, Polish uses this special form. For adjectives in the Nominative case, this usually means taking the -i ending. Because dziennikarze (journalists) includes men, młodzi, inteligentni, and sympatyczni all use this virile plural form.
The basic word for 'young' is młody. Where did the dz in młodzi come from?
Are there similar consonant changes happening in inteligentni and sympatyczni?
Exactly! The dictionary forms are inteligentny and sympatyczny. When we drop the singular -y and add the virile plural -i, the n before it automatically becomes a soft sound. In Polish spelling, n followed by i makes that soft sound, so the spelling naturally reflects the change.
Why does the noun dziennikarze end in -e if the adjectives describing it end in -i?